Center of Science, Policy and Society Programs: R&D Budget and Policy Program
http://www.aaas.org//spp/rd/fy2011/index.shtml
R&D Budget and Policy Program
R&D in the FY 2011 Budget
| Updated September 22, 2010 |
Appropriations Progress Chart
Status of Appropriations Legislation for Fiscal Year 2011
Analyses of appropriations bills below, in alphabetical order by subcommittee
| Posted April 12, 2011 |
R&D in the FY 2011 Compromise
Congress released their year-long continuing resolution for FY 2011 this morning which contains a total of around $38.5 billion in cuts, the largest collection of spending cuts in history. R&D intensive programs and agencies were spared the worst of the cuts. Basic research programs faired the best, while applied research programs, especially at the Department of Energy did less well, accurately reflecting the current policy debates taking place. Basic research generally has broad, bi-partisan support, but there is discussion as to how much the federal government should be involved in applied research and the role of industry in funding the applied research stage of the innovation pipeline.
The National Institutes of Health are funded at $30.7 billion in the continuing resolution, a 0.8 percent ($260 million) cut from current FY 2010 spending levels. The National Science Foundation is funded at $6.8 billion, a 1.0 percent ($67 million) cut from current levels. The Department of Energy's Office of Science will receive $4.9 billion, a 0.4 percent ($20 million) cut from current levels while the applied reseach-oriented Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) program would receive $1.8 billion, a 18.4 percent ($408 million) cut from current levels. By comparison, the EERE program had been slated for a budget of $1.5 billion in the original H.R. 1, a 35.0 percent ($775 million) cut. ARPA-E received $180 million in the continuing resolution. These funding levels to not include the 0.2 percent across the board cut for non-defense agencies. More details and analysis will be posted as it is available.
House Appropriations Committee Press Release and Bill Text
Senate Appropriations Committee and Subcommittees' Summaries
| Posted February 2, 2011 |
House Republicans Propose CR for Remainder of Fiscal Year
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) has announced that House Republicans plan to bring to the floor the week of February 14 a continuing resolution (CR) that would cover government funding through the end of FY 2011 (that is, through September 30, 2011). No specific budget figures have been released, but it is expected that the proposed CR would reduce spending to FY 2008 levels as passed in last week’s House resolution (H.Res.38). Additionally, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers (R-KY) said during debate on that resolution that the CR would "make the largest series of spending cuts in history." These actions would coincide with the anticipated release of President Obama’s FY 2012 budget proposal.
H.Res.38 - Reducing non-security spending to fiscal year 2008 levels or less
| Updated February 2, 2011 |
| Posted January 14, 2011 |
Detailed Proposals on How to Cut the Discretionary Budget Emerge
On January 7, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) introduced The CUTS Act of 2011 (H.R.235) which includes $154 billion in discretionary budget cuts. The list of programs borrows heavily from the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform's list of illustrative savings released in November of last year, but also includes terminations suggested by the Obama and the previous Bush administrations. R&D programs listed in The CUTS Act include the same four programs named in the fiscal commission's list:
- Eliminate Hollings Manufacturing and Baldride National Quality Programs ($120 million);
- Cut research funding for fossil fuel ($900 million);
- Eliminate funding to the private sector for spaceflight development ($1.2 billion); and
- Reduce Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) at the Department of Defense by 10 percent ($7.0 billion).
Taxpayers for Common Sense, a non-partisan budget watchdog organization, released their own set of recommended cuts for the 112th Congress on January 11. Their cuts tally $148 billion over the next five years with just six of their recommended cuts totaling over $100 billion in savings. The list focuses on tax breaks and individual projects, many of them infrastructure-related. Two R&D programs are included in their list:
- Department of Defense development projects ($12 billion, not exclusively R&D); and
- Ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources R&D ($200 million).
The Republican Study Committee (RSC) released details of The Spending Reduction Act of 2010 on January 20. The Act calls for holding FY 2011 non-security discretionary spending at FY 2008 levels and holding FY 2012 - FY 2021 non-defense discretionary spending at FY 2006 levels, with no allowance for inflation. The Act details $330 billion in program cuts and eliminations over the next ten years as part of the overall spending reductions. Three R&D related programs are included in this list of eliminations and reductions:
- Technology Innovation Program (TIP) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST; $70 million annually);
- Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) at NIST ($125 million annually); and
- Unspecified reductions in applied research at the Department of Energy ($1.27 billion annually).
Sens. Bob Corker (R-TN) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) introduced the Commitment to American Prosperity Act, the CAP Act, on February 1 which would enact a 10-year plan starting in FY 2013 to decrease mandatory and discretionary spending from the current level of 24.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) to 20.6% of GDP, the 40-year historical average. The bill includes authorization for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to make evenly distributed cuts throughout the budget each year to bring the budget down to the prescribed level. It would take a two-thirds vote in both chambers to override the spending cap. The bill contains no specific guidance on individual programs.
H.R.235 - The CUTS Act of 2011
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform's $200 Billion in Illustrative Savings
Taxpayers for Common Sense: Recommended Cuts for the 112th Congress
The Spending Reduction Act of 2010
The Commitment to American Prosperity Act - The CAP Act
| Posted January 14, 2011 |
Secretary Gates Announces $178 Billion in Cuts and Reinvestment
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced $178 billion in program cuts over the next five years in a speech on January 6 as part of the Defense Efficiences Initiative started in May 2010. Of the $178 billion, $100 billion will be reinvested in higher-priority programs and $78 billion will go towards deficit reduction. Most of the cuts deal with personnel, operations and procurement and appear to have limited effect on Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) programs, especially those operating in the Basic Research (6.1) through Advanced Technology Development (6.3) budget classifications. However, of the programs receiving new or increased spending named in the speech, a number appear to have RDT&E components including new electronic jammers, modernization of F-15 radars, new sea-borne unmanned strike and surveillance aircraft, and a new long-range nuclear-capable penetrating bomber, making this announcement look favorable for R&D investment at the Department of Defense.
Robert Gates January 6 Speech: Statement on Department Budget and Efficiencies
Defense Efficiences Initiative
| Posted January 14, 2011 |
President Signs FY 2011 Defense Authorization
Congress passed the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (H.R.6523) in the final days of the lame-duck session and President Obama signed the bill on January 7, 2011. The bill is similar to the Defense authorization bill that passed the House (H.R.5136) back in May with some controversial provisions removed to expedite its passage. The bill authorizes $10.1 billion for Army Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E), $17.9 billion for Navy RDT&E, $27.3 billion for Air Force RDT&E, and $21.3 billion for Defense-wide RDT&E for a total of $76.6 billion, just short of the $76.8 billion in the President's FY 2011 budget request.
H.R.6523 - Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
| Posted January 14, 2011 |
Fourth Short-term CR of FY 2011 Passed
Congress passed the Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011 (H.R.3082) on December 21, just hours before the third continuing resolution (CR) of the FY 2011 appropriations cycle expired. The FY 2011 appropriations cycle has been particularly dynamic with the House passing an over 150 page year-long CR earlier in December only to have it replaced by a nearly 2000-page omnibus bill in the Senate which was pulled from consideration during floor debate when Republican support for the bill evaporated after an intense lobbying effort by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to his Republican colleagues. A short-term extension of federal funding at FY 2010 levels sets up a face-off in the new Congress between the newly elected House Republican majority which is pushing for $50-60 billion in discretionary cuts and the Democrat-led Senate early in 2011.
H.R.3082 - Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011
| Posted December 17, 2010 |
Appropriations Update: Omnibus Pulled From Senate Floor After Support Evaporates
While passage of the omnibus seemed likely as it was brought to the Senate floor for debate last night, the required Republican support evaporated and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) pulled the bill from consideration without a vote. The House has passed a year-long continuing resolution (CR), but instead of taking up that bill, Sen. Reid has indicated that he will bring a short-term CR introduced by Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to the floor to fund the government through February 18. The House will then have to quickly pass that short-term CR and send it to the President to avoid a government shutdown at midnight on Saturday.
| Updated December 16, 2010 |
Update on Federal R&D Funding Outlook:
Government Shutdown?
While Sen. Inouye (D-HI), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, remains confident that he has at least the 60 votes required to pass the omnibus appropriations bill released on Tuesday, some Republican Senators are threatening to call for the reading of the nearly 2000 page bill. It is estimated that the reading would last through Saturday, setting up a cloture vote for Monday, and delaying final passage until Tuesday after the required debate time. With the current continuing resolution (CR) expiring on Saturday, December 18 at midnight and no plan to enact another short term CR, that leaves a couple days without government funding at the beginning of next week, resulting in a shutdown.
The House passed a year-long continuing resolution (CR) last week, putting the ball in the Senate's court for further action on FY 2011 appropriations. However, the path forward for appropriations became more uncertain with the emergence of a third option for appropriations in the lame duck session: a short-term CR through February. This means the three options for FY 2011 appropriations currently are (1) a year-long CR, funding the government at FY 2010 levels (with some exceptions for certain programs), (2) an omnibus bill which would combine all twelve regular appropriations bill into one, and (3) a short term CR through February. The first option, a year-long CR has passed the House and includes $1.086 trillion in funding for FY 2011 (see article below for details). The Senate Democrats, lead by Sen. Inouye, are expected to try to replace the CR with an omnibus bill that totals $1.108 trillion, the level requested by Senate Republicans earlier this year. It is becoming more likely that the omnibus has the support to pass the Senate with at least two Republicans, Sens. Robert Bennett (R-UT) and Christopher Bond (R-MO), voicing their support as long as the omnibus spending total stays below the $1.108 trillion level. However, their are a few Democrats who are still on the fence, including Sens. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Jim Webb (D-VA) which means that the omnibus may need more than just two Republicans to vote for it. The newly announced third option, a short-term CR through February, has the support of a number of fiscally conservative Senate Republicans who hope to revisit appropriations in the new Congress, after the Republicans have a majority in the House and have narrowed the partisan gap in the Senate. While this option is quickly gaining support in Republican circles, its looks unlikely that it will gain the 60 votes to pass as many legislators want to finish up appropriations sooner, rather than later.
Since the election, it has become clear that a number of Congressional Republicans have decided to support relatively quick action on FY 2011 appropriations and focus on FY 2012 for the majority of their proposed budget cuts. The Senate Republican caucus passed a resolution to reduce FY 2012 non-security discretionary spending levels to inflation-adjusted FY 2008 levels along with an earmark ban for the next Congress. However, an effort to enact that earmark ban in the full Senate failed a vote (39-56) with eight Republicans voting against the earmark ban and seven Democrats voting for it.
| Posted December 9, 2010 |
House Passes Year-Long CR With Over 150 Pages of Adjustments
The House passed a year-long continuing resolution (CR) last night by just 6 votes, sending the bill to the Senate. The bill, H.R.3082, also includes the Surface Transportation Extension bill, the Airport and Airway Extension bill and the Food Safety bill. The CR extends federal funding through the end of FY 2011, September 30, 2011, at FY 2010 levels, but includes over 150 pages of "anomalies", or funding adjustments. A summary and bill text can be found at the House Appropriations Committee website. The majority of R&D programs look to be funded at FY 2010 levels, but some adjustments include the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to appropriate funding consistent with the newly passed NASA reauthorization bill and the Department of Energy (DOE) is allowed to transfer up to $300 million to ARPA-E from Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) or the Office of Science. More details will follow.
H.R.3082 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Thomas)
2011 Full Year Funding Resolution (House Appropriations Website)
Continuing Resolution Extends Government Operations to December 3
The President signed the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (H.R.3081) on the last day of the fiscal year, September 30, to extend government operations until December 3, 2010. This extension gives Congress two weeks (Congress is not in session the week of Thanksgiving) after they return from the November elections to enact the FY 2011 budget. However, with an already full legislative calendar and only two of the twelve appropriation bills through the House and no appropriation bills passed by the Senate, another extension will probably be necessary to extend government funding. The outcome of the elections will likely affect the timing of action on the budget. If the Democrats retain control of both chambers, there is a better chance for the budget to be finished by the end of the calendar year. However, if the Republicans take control of one or both chambers, they will likely delay action on the budget until the new year when they can exercise their new majority.
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (H.R.3081)
- posted October 5, 2010
302(b) Subcommittee Allocations
The Senate and House have both passed their 302(b) subcommittee allocations which set the upper limit on how much spending each appropriations subcommittee can include in their appropriations bills. The Senate 302(b) allocations total $1.114 trillion while the House 302(b)s total $1.121 trillion in discretionary spending. Both of these totals are below the President's request which totaled $1.136 trillion in discretionary spending. These totals do not include an additional $159 billion in requested Overseas Contingency Operations funds for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Senate 302(b) Subcommittee Allocations
House 302(b) Subcommittee Allocations
- posted July 26, 2010
USDA Appropriations Bill Approved by Senate Committee
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 on July 15. The bill includes $20.4 billion in discretionary spending for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) which is $151 million (0.7%) more than the President's request, but $465 million (2.2%) less than FY 2010. The projected R&D investment from the bill is $2.2 billion, $83 million (3.9%) more than the request, but a $47 million (2.1%) decrease from last year. The biggest change from the request is a much reduced rescission from the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) Buildings and Facilities account which typically consists solely of congressionally directed spending. The rescission was reduced from $76 million to $10 million and $44 million in new earmarks were added. Additionally, while the overall budget for Research and Education Activities within the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is set to decrease by $37 million from the request, NIFA's peer-reviewed, external funding program, the Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), would receive $310 million, a $119 million (27.7%) decrease from the request, but $48 million (18.1%) more than FY 2010. The House Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Subcommittee approved its version of the bill on June 30. It contains similar funding levels as the Senate bill with $20.2 billion in discretionary spending for USDA, $34 million (0.2%) more than the request and $583 million (2.8%) less than FY 2010, and $2.2 billion in R&D investment, $91 million (4.4%) more than the request, but $39 million (1.7%) less than last year. The House bill also decreases the ARS Building and Facilities rescission and adds $30 million in new directed spending and increases the budget for AFRI to $312 million, $117 million (17.2%) less than the request but $50 million (18.9%) more than FY 2010.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Funding Table
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011
House Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Subcommittee
- updated September 21, 2010
- posted August 23, 2010
Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Bill Approved by Full Senate Committee
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 (S.3636) on July 22. The bill includes $5.5 billion for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), $2.0 million (0.0%) more than the President's request, $940.8 million for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), $21.9 million (2.4%) more than the request, $19.0 billion for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), even with the request, and $7.4 billion for the National Science Foundation, $71 million (1.0%) less than the request. The House Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Subcommittee approved its version of the bill on June 29 which provided $5.5 billion for NOAA, $29 thousand (0.0%) less than the request, $882.9 million for NIST, $36 million (3.9%) less than the request, $19.0 billion for NASA, even with the request, and $7.4 billion for NSF, even with the request. While the NASA budget in both bills equals the President's request, the Senate bill would provide an estimated $773 million more in R&D due to its larger investment in Space Operations which includes the International Space Station. However, the House funding mark could change as the appropriators made NASA funding for Human Space Exploration contingent on the enactment of authorizing legislation. The President's budget request for NASA, which cancelled the Constellation program and retired the Space Shuttle, was not well received initially, but the pending authorization bills strike a "sensible center" according to Sen. John D. Rockefeller, IV (D-WV) who chairs the Senate subcommittee which approved the NASA reauthorization bill. The NSF education budget got a $66 million increase over the request in House bill. If the increase holds, this would be the second year in a row that Congress increased the NSF education budget. The Senate bill does not provide an increase over the request, but it does deny the request to merge a number of broadening participation programs into a single program citing different purposes and methods of engaging students and colleges.
Department of Commerce R&D Funding Table
National Aeronautics and Space Administration R&D Funding Table
National Science Foundation R&D Funding Table
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 (S.3636)
House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
- posted July 30, 2010
Defense Appropriations Bill Approved by Full Senate Committee
The full Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011 (S.3800) on September 17, 2010. The $670 billion bill provides $79.3 billion in R&D investment for FY 2011, $812 million (1.0%) more than the request, but $4.2 billion (5.1%) less than FY 2010. Department of Defense Science and Technology (S&T) investment received a significant increase in the Senate bill over the President's request, $1.6 billion (13.1%) to bring the total S&T investment to $14.0 billion. This however, is still $808 million (5.5%) less than FY 2010. The House draft bill was approved by the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee on July 27, 2010 and totals $671 billion with just $16 million more in R&D investment than the committee approved Senate bill.
Department of Defense R&D Funding Table by 6.x Classification
Department of Defense R&D Funding Table by Military Department
Department of Defense Basic Research Funding Table
Department of Defense S&T Funding Table
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011 (S.3800)
House Defense Subcommittee
AIP FYI #98: Senate FY 2011 Department of Defense Funding Bill: Science and Technology Programs
- updated October 5, 2010
- posted September 22, 2010
Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Approved by Full Senate Committee
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 (S.3635) on July 22. The bill includes $28.3 billion for the Department of Energy, $1.3 billion (4.3%) less than the President's request, but $1.2 billion (4.6%) more than FY 2010. The Office of Science is funded at $5.0 billion, $109 million (2.1%) less than the request, and ARPA-E funding was cut 33.3% ($100 million) from the request to $200 million. The bill continues to fund the three current Energy Innovation Hubs and approves the funding of a fourth hub on Batteries and Energy Storage in the Office of Science's Basic Energy Sciences program. The committee report does not recommend funding for the proposed RE-ENERGYSE education program, but it does fund the solar decathlon at $5.0 million which was part of the proposed RE-ENERGYSE program. Fossil Energy R&D received a significant boost over the request of 23.8% ($139 million) to $726 million and the committee urged the department to develop a plan for a Clean Coal Power Initiative Round IV. Finally, the committee expressed concern about ITER and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), two large international collaborations that have be plagued by problems recently. The House Energy and Water Development appropriations bill was approved by subcommittee on July 15, 2010. The House bill is slightly less generous, containing $27.6 billion in funding for the Department of Energy, $2.0 billion (6.8%) less than the request, but still a small increase of $488 million (1.8%) over FY 2010. The Office of Science is funded at $4.9 billion, $221 million (4.3%) less than the request and $4 million (0.1%) less than FY 2010, and ARPA-E would receive slightly more than the Senate bill, $220 million, but still $80 million (26.7%) less than the request. Rep. Ed Pastor, chair of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee, released a statement supporting the continued funding of the three current Energy Innovation Hubs, but neglected to mention the proposed fourth hub. The statement also mentioned the creation of a Center of Excellence for Nuclear Waste Management in the Nuclear Energy program in response to the termination of the Yucca Mountain nuclear repository project.
Department of Energy R&D Funding Table
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 (S.3635)
House Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
- posted August 3, 2010
Homeland Security Appropriations Bill Approved by Senate Committee
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2011 (S.3607) on July 15. The bill provides $49.3 billion in funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a $155 million (0.3%) increase from the President's request, and $911 million (1.9%) more than FY 2010. The estimated R&D investment in the bill is $1.05 billion, a $5 million (0.5%) increase from the request, and $99 million (8.6%) less than last year. The most significant difference is a 36.3% ($8 million) increase in Coast Guard R&D for the development of a ship-based unmanned aircraft system. Funding levels for the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) are close to the President's request and the transfer of the Radiological and Nuclear research program from DNDO to S&T was supported by the committee. The House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee approved their version of the bill on June 24. The House version provides $49.4 billion for DHS, $258 million (0.5) more than the request, and $1.0 billion (2.1%) more than last year. R&D in the House bill is estimated at $1.07 billion, $23 million (2.2%) more than the request and $81 million (7.0%) less than FY 2010, not including the Coast Guard contribution. This strong increase over the request is due to a $53 million (5.2%) increase in the overall S&T budget which is about 85% R&D.
Department of Homeland Security Funding Table
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2011 (S.3607)
House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee
- posted August 24, 2010
Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill Approved by House Committee
The House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee approved its Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill on July 22. The bill provides $12.1 billion in discretionary spending for the Department of the Interior (includes Energy and Water Development appropriation) which is $22 million (0.2%) more than the President's request, but $18 million (0.1%) less than FY 2010. R&D investment in the bill is estimated at $784 million, $11 million (1.5%) more than the request and $28 million (3.7%) more than last year. Most of the increase is due to increased funding for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was set at $10.0 billion in discretionary funds, $2 million (0.0%) less than the request and $271 million (2.6%) less than last year. This funding includes $611 million in R&D investment, a $6 million (0.9%) increase from the request and $17 million (2.8%) more than last year. The Senate has not yet acted on its Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.
Department of the Interior Funding Table
Environmental Protection Agency Funding Table
House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee
- posted August 26, 2010
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriation Bill Approved by Senate Committee
The full Senate Appropriations committee approved the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 (S.3686) on July 29, 2010. The bill provides $77.6 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), $92 million (0.1%) less than the request. The National Institutes of Health would receive $32.0 billion, the President's request and $1.0 billion (3.2%) more than FY 2010. This funding level results in an estimated $31.4 billion in R&D investment at NIH. Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) offered an amendment during the markup to increase the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget by an additional $1 billion, but the amendment failed. The House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee approved their version of the bill on July 15, 2010. The House version provides $77.5 billion in discretionary funds for the HHS, $189 million (0.2%) less than the request. NIH would receive the same as in the Senate bill, $32.0 billion.
Department of Health and Human Services Funding Table
National Institutes of Health Funding Table
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 (S.3686)
House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee
- posted August 6, 2010
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill Passes House
The House passed the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 (H.R.5822) yesterday. The bill provides $590 million for the Veterans Affairs' Medical and Prosthetic Research program, the amount of the President's request and $9 million (1.5%) more than last year. The Senate bill, S.3615, which was approved by the Appropriations Committee on July 15 but has yet to make it to the Senate floor, provides the same amount. Both bills also provide $97 million for the construction of military R&D facilities which equals the President's request and is $13 million (15.5%) more than last year.
Department of Veterans Affairs R&D Funding Table
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 (H.R.5822)
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 (S.3615)
- posted July 29, 2010
- updated August 26, 2010
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill Passes House
The House passed the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 (H.R.5850) on July 29. The bill provides $79.4 billion for the Department of Transportation, $1.7 billion (2.1%) more than the President's request and $3.7 billion (4.8%) more than FY 2010 and includes an estimated $1.0 billion in R&D, $6 million (0.6%) less than the request and $15 million (1.4%) less than FY 2010. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is the biggest reason for the decrease over the request with the House recommending against a proposed reorganization until an authorization bill is enacted. R&D at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was greatly in the bill from the request, including an successful amendment from Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) that forbids the funding of doctoral dissertation research grants on housing and urban development issues. Due to reductions in the Policy Development and Research and Transformation Initiative budgets, HUD R&D is estimated at $112 million, $109 million (49.5%) less than the request, but still $4 million (1.6%) above FY 2010. The corresponding Senate bill, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 (S.3644) was approved by the full Senate Appropriations Committee on July 22. The Senate bill provides $75.8 billion for the Department of Transportation, $1.9 billion (2.5%) less than the request and $67 million (0.1%) more than FY 2010. The Senate bill is estimated to contain slightly less R&D for the Department of Transportation than the House bill, $996 million, $18 million (1.8%) less than the request and $27 million (2.6%) more than FY 2010. Like the House bill, the Senate bill also recommends against the FTA reorganization. The Senate bill mark is further reduced with an $18 million cut in Federal Aviation Administration R&D Facilities and Equipment, mostly due to decreased funding for NextGen System Development. HUD R&D is also reduced from the request in the Senate bill, but only to $126 million, $95 million (42.7%) less than the request.
Department of Transportation R&D Funding Table
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 (H.R.5850)
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 (S.3644)
- posted August 6, 2010
- updated August 19, 2010
AAAS Report XXXV: Research and Development FY 2011
 |
AAAS Report XXXV: Research and Development FY 2011 The 283-page report was officially released at the AAAS S&T Policy Forum on May 13-14. This reference work provides a comprehensive analysis of R&D in the President's FY 2011 Budget Request, including specialized analyses by theme, major agency, and discipline. New this year are funding tables for each discipline and a disciplinary chapter on Food, Nutrition, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Sciences. For more information on R&D in the FY 2011 budget, see the FY 2011 R&D page. Order your copy today!
|
- updated June 15, 2010
FY 2011 President's Budget Release
The President's FY 2011 budget request was released Monday, February 1.
Presidential Transmittal Letter: Budget FY 2011
The President's Fiscal Year 2011 Budget
Agency Budget Documents
OMB/OSTP FY 2011 S&T Priority Memo
OSTP Website | PDF
Agency Budget Briefing Schedule FY 2011
OSTP
When: Monday, February 1, 2010, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Where: AAAS Auditorium, 1200 New York Avenue NW, Washington DC (entrance at 12th and H)
Metro: Metro Center (red, blue, and orange lines)
RSVP: Press should RSVP to Rick Weiss via email or 202 456 6037
General public should RSVP to Joanne Carney via email
Details: Live webcast will be available at http://www.aaas.org/go/ostp/
See OSTP announcement for other details
Department of Education
When: Monday, February 1, 2010, 2:00pm
Where: Dept of Education Auditorium, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington DC
Metro: Federal Center SW (blue and orange lines) and L'Enfant Plaza (blue, orange, green, and yellow lines)
RSVP: None required - open to public
Details: Attendees are required to bring a photo ID and business card for security purposes
Department of Energy
When: Monday, February 1, 2010, 1:30pm - 3:00pm, Registration at 12:45pm
Where: Large Auditorium of the Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC
Metro: Smithsonian (blue and orange lines) and L'Enfant Plaza (green and yellow lines)
RSVP: Pre-register to Diane Meck with name and affiliation by close of business on Wednesday, January 27
Details: Due to limited space, organizations are limited to two participants
Attendees must be U.S. Citizens
Department of Health and Human Services
When: Monday, February 1, 2010, 1:00pm
Where: HHS, Humphrey Building, Great Hall, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC
Metro: Federal Center SW (blue and orange lines)
RSVP: None required - open to public
Details: Webcast available at http://www.hhs.gov/live/
Teleconference available at 800 621 8607, passcode 6919475
Department of Interior
When: Monday, February 1, 2010, 1:00pm
Where: Dept of Interior, Yates Auditorium, 1849 C Street NW, Washington DC (use C Street entrance)
Metro: Farragut West/North (blue, orange and red lines)
RSVP: None required - open to public
Details: Webcast available at http://www.doi.gov/
Teleconference available at 877 939 8820, passcode BUDGET
USGS Listening Session at 3:00pm in North Penthouse
Department of Labor
When: Monday, February 1, 2010, 12:30pm
Where: Webcast Only: http://www.dol.gov/budget/
RSVP: None required - open to public
Details: See http://www.dol.gov/budget/ for more information
Environmental Protection Agency
When: Monday, February 1, 2010, 2:00pm
Where: Teleconference for credentialed press only
RSVP: Credentialed press can RSVP for the teleconference via email
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - State of the Agency
When: Friday, February 12, 2010, 8:00am - 5:00pm, Registration at 7:30am
Where: James E. Webb Auditorium, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, Washington, DC
Metro: Federal Center SW (blue and orange lines)
RSVP: RSVP to Ann Marie Trotta or 202 358 1601
National Institutes of Health
When: Monday, February 1, 2010, 3:00pm
RSVP: Invitation Only
National Institute of Standards and Technology
When: Friday, February 5, 2010, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: Department of Commerce, Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 4830, 14th and Constitution Avenues NW, Washington, DC
Metro: Federal Triangle (blue and orange lines)
RSVP: RSVP by COB February 2, 2010 to ocla@nist.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
When: Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC
Metro: Metro Center (red line) and Federal Triangle (blue and orange lines)
RSVP: RSVP for in-person OR teleconference by January 25, 2010 to caren.madsen@noaa.gov
Details: In-Person: Space will be limited, so plan to arrive early
Teleconference: 1 800 369 2159, verbal password is "NOAA Budget"
National Science Foundation
When: Monday, February 1, 2010, 3:00pm
Where: NSF Headquarters, Room 1235, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA
Metro: Ballston (orange line)
RSVP: RSVP ASAP to budget_rollout@nsf.gov or 703 292 8070
AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program Home
